2. A training package is a set of nationally endorsed standards
and qualifications used to recognise and assess people's skills in
a specific industry, industry sector or enterprise What is a
Training Package?
3. A Training Package does NOT Teachers or trainers develop
learning and assessment strategies to meet their learners needs and
characteristics
4. Endorsed (Required) Components Units of competency example
Qualifications example Assessment Guidelines example
5. What about the goodies? Assessment Plans Assess- ment Tools
Learner Guides Trainer Guides Course content Some training packages
may contain assessment and learning materials, but usually a
teacher or trainer must source or create these for their learning
program Non-endorsed means the materials are not essential to the
implementation of the Training Package
6. Registered Training Organisation RTOs have the
responsibility of interpreting the Training Packages and designing
delivery and assessment methods and processes.
7. Although they are nationally endorsed, Training Packages
will be implemented slightly differently in different States and
Territories States will develop their own Implementation Guides
States decide on their own arrangements about funding courses
Implementation of Training Packages
8. Qualifications included in the package registration
processes and requirements for RTOs how to transition from
accredited courses or earlier versions of the training package to
the latest endorsed qualifications contacts and resources
Implentation guides provide
9. timelines for transferring students from old qualifications
to new ones (sometimes called transitioning) sample training
programs industry licensing requirements apprenticeships and/or
traineeships that include competencies or qualifications from the
training package And theres more
10. Training and Accreditatio n Council Registers training
providers Accredits courses Inquires into training providers and
courses Cancels qualifications
11. Why Training Packages? Thats easy! As trainers, they help
us to: Meet industry standards and requirements Provide consistent
and nationally recognized training Be flexible with our training
Contextualise our training to the needs of industry, the community
and individuals
12. Who makes Training Packages? By Industry Skills Council on
behalf of industry Must consult extensively within the industry or
enterprise area. Go through quality assurance process then endorsed
by the National Skills Standard Council and placed on
training.gov.au for use.
13. Coding System Training Packages, Qualifications and Units
of Competency have national codes that identify the industry area,
the version and the year of endorsement. For details, go to the TAE
Tool Box Q & A Why is this important? This is how you will
search for Qualifications and Units of Competency on which to base
your training program. You can also readily identify where a
document is current or a previous version and therefore out of
date.
